NHL teams have their amateur scouts out in force this season as the talent available for the 2015 draft is historic. Comparisons to the watershed 2003 edition appear to be reasonable, and the top end of the draft is incredible...

The Carolina Hurricanes ' ongoing five-game streak of incapable offense, unfathomably bad luck and, ultimately, losing has sparked an onslaught of apocalyptic forecasts for the remainder of the 2014-15 season ahead...

Last month I kicked off my "countdown to draft day" by taking a look at the top prospects of the 2015 NHL draft, and a lot has happened since we last talked. Players have shot up the charts, others like Connor McDavid were injured, and much more...

The 2015 NHL entry draft is one of the most highly anticipated moments in recent NHL history. It is highly anticipated not because of who will be drafted first overall, but who will be the lucky team to draft Connor McDavid first overall...

The Ivan Hlinka Tournament signals the beginning of another year of scouting the next generation of NHL prospects. This year's tournament did not boast the top-ranked players, but the cream of the crop is rising throughout the hockey world...

The 2014 NHL draft in Philadelphia was one of the wildest shows for hockey fans this offseason, but the focus has now shifted to how each team fared in the draft and the grades the deserve for their efforts...

The Boston Bruins added five prospects and a new director of player personnel over the 2014 NHL draft weekend. They also received and relayed league-wide news that could presage a few momentous moves in the coming months...

The 2014 NHL draft was one of the most exciting moments of the offseason thus far, but the focus for many fans has turned to how teams handled their selections and the grades they should receive for their picks...

The 2014 NHL draft brought 210 of the world's brightest athletes to play on one of hockey's largest stages. Whether a prospect was selected at No. 1 overall or with the 210th pick, each has a fair shot at becoming a future star...

All 30 NHL teams entered this year's draft with an eye to improving their prospect base. The draft is the lifeblood of any successful organization, and more than one team added a building block this year that could help lead to a Stanley Cup...

Every year, the collective eyes of the hockey world focus on the prospects tabbed as first-rounders at the NHL draft, and rightfully so, as they're the guys who possess the best probability of blossoming into valuable assets at the next level...

Just about every fan feels like a winner after the NHL draft. You can look over the mind-blowing junior numbers of the player your team just selected and imagine them doing something similar for your favorite NHL team...